On Tuesday, April 3, 2012; father of Crystie Smith and husband Joseph; son of William Alvarez Sr. and the late Mary (nee: Stilling) Alvarez; brother of Denise Lew and husband Robert, William Jr., Kenneth, Ronald, and Michael and wife Bonnie; grandfather of Leah and Joseph Smith; also survived by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the DZIKOWSKI, PIERCE & LEVIS Funeral Home. Cremation, Rosehill Cermatory, Linden.